It makes me kinda sad when I don’t get a chance to sit down and enjoy it.

When I have to be at work, I bring it with me and still sit at my desk and enjoy every single bite.  Yes folks the school could be in chaos but breakfast must be eaten

While I am at home, it is even better.

Yes friends those are my oats in a cloud today.

I finished off the last of my biscotti flavored crock pot oat groats (basically oat groats, water, almond extract, cinnamon, and raisins cooked over night)

And covered the whole mess with frothed almond milk and almond butter.

Clouds are good

The tea was good too.

Now I am off to walk Pepsi and get in a couple of running miles.  Anxious to see how I will feel.  My leg hip is a bit tight!

Hope you enjoy your day too.

I am not one of those people who can have one cookie or one glass of wine. But I can say since reading healthy living blogs I have come a LONG way (so has Bill ).

So of course this holiday season has been somewhat of a challenge for me.

I am sure you can relate with all of the social events that should not be missed and all of the extra food and delicious cookies that seem to only come once a year (homemade biscotti, gingerbread men!) your healthy living can get derailed.

I am happy to say that I have been taking it all in stride with a few key things that work quite nicely for me.

• First off ENJOY!

Go out with your husband/boyfriend/friend and have some fun.  Life is short!

Last night we had Bill’s work party at a greek restaurant in Malibu.

Definitely not one of the times you should stick to a strict eating regime.

Instead of being strict vegans (which we could have easily done at this restaurant) we were a bit looser and stuck to the vegetarian route.

There was no way we were going to miss out on the flaming cheese with cognac!

• My next rule is be a bit flexible and eat some food out of your normal routine.

We ended up splitting the California Greek and the Vegetarian Platter.

It was fabulous. And so worth it.

• Get in extra activity when you can.

This time of year, I try to sneak in extra walks with Pepsi or like last night get in some Greek dancing

• Rule number four would have to be get right back on the wagon the very next day.

I usually start my day after an indulgent night with a green juice of some sort.

I definitely think that helps ex out our last-minute gelato run last night.

• And of course get in some form of major activity.

Pepsi, Bill and I have already been on a walk and he is headed out on a long ride and I am headed out to run.

What types of things do you do to stay on track?

We also went on a couple of good hikes, runs and walks.

On Saturday we did a fabulous hike/run at La Jolla Canyon and took tons of pics but I ended up washing the memory disk in the laundry.  Boo!  Still hoping it will repair itself soon and then I will share the pics with you.

Anyway, this is how the weekend workouts wrapped up:

• Saturday: 2 mile run with hill repeats, 6 mile hike/run combo
• Sunday: 4 mile hike, 2.5 mile urban walk

Pretty good if you ask me  But boy my legs are sore because I am not used to hiking uphill.

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This walk takes us about 2 miles as well but we end up meandering through downtown.

I know I have said this before, but I just love walking in the evenings.  It feels so good to get up off the couch after dinner and walk.

Great time to catch up with Bill and talk about our day or to discuss future plans.

It also feels good to shake the legs out from a long day in heels and to help digest dinner.

Love this tree!  It has such an incredible smell to it.

Do you enjoy walking?  Do you get to do it as much as you would like?